In the daytime, bicycling is a great option, and many hotels will offer complimentary bikes to their guests. Bike and scooter rentals are easy to spot everywhere around the beach areas, and they are usually open from 8 am to midnight or later, in summer.

After a few decades of development, going to the beach for sunbathing and swimming is no more a novelty, so many beach establishments make an extra effort to attract customers by portraying themselves as family oriented, or young-and-trendy, and offer different services and facilities. Furthermore, several upper category hotels are open all year round, and they offer weekend or week-long relaxation or wellness packages, including spa and massage sessions. Also, some hotels are setup to host conferences and business meetings, as Rimini is also an important trade and public show center. Check out the exhibitions’ calendar at Fiera di Rimini

By Car: from Bologna or Cesena, take highway A-14 or SS9 (Emily Way) heading south towards Ancona. From Ravenna or other beach towns go south on SS 16 (Adriatic highway). Rimini is a major touristic destination on the Adriatic, so there are easy to follow signs in all towns of Romagna and beyond.
By Bus: buses connect Rimini to Ravenna, Cesena and other towns of Romagna. During summer, there are weekly or daily buses to Rimini from major Italian and European cities. Not that we recommend it, but you can hop on a bus in Varsaw, Poland, and get off in Rimini, in front of the beach.
By Train: the railway line goes from Bologna to Rimini and Ancona, there are hourly trains from Bologna and Milan or from Ancona. Trains from/to Bologna usually stops also in Forli, Cesena and Faenza.
By Air: Rimini has a small airport (code RMI) with daily flights to Milan, London and Eastern Europe. Some airlines do not offer travel during the low season (winter).

.There are notable hill towns a few miles inland from Rimini: Verucchio, Gradara, San Giovanni in Marignano, all a short car ride from Rimini. Gradara has a beautiful castle built in the 1200s.

Santarcangelo di Romagna lies about 10 miles north-west, on the Emily Way, and it’s a traditional small Romagna town. The ancient fortress built on top of its hill, the modern town at its feet, where public parking is available, and a good walk to reach the clock tower visible from far away. A few great hostarias offer delicious local food and wines. The most typical product from Santarcangelo are hand-stamped linens. You can visit the ancient Marchi studio where they are still traditionally made. Other workshops still remain in operation throughout Romagna, in other small towns.

During the middle of the nineteenth century, the practice of sea baths started, and many people, mostly young and liberal, were going to Rimini from other parts of Italy and from other countries

Shortly after, the first cabanas and beach establishments were built, and changed forever the face and destiny of Rimini.

Nowadays, Rimini is a symbol of beach vacations and entertainment for most Italians and Europeans.

 

The second largest town in Romagna (with a population of about 125,000 people), Rimini is also an important economic hub for the area, a market and a meeting point for farmers, artisans, especially shoe-makers, and other industries.

Situated at the end of the Emily Way, the town is close to beautiful hills where old castles and a whole different small nation (San Marino) are built.

 

The neighborhoods and villages at north and south ends of the center (Marina Centro) are more like the smaller beach communities of Romagna, more family oriented and quiet. The central beachfront boulevard (Lungomare Augusto) and its parallel street one block inland (Viale Vespucci) is a burgeoning area with countless pubs, arcades, restaurants, disco-pubs and bars. Some are open all night long, some open at dawn, so you can actually party 24 hours a day. Despite all that, it is almost always a safe area and plain fun.

Most Rimini’s discoes are on the hills west of the town, so you need some transportation from the beach areas. Some discoes offer shuttle service, and there’s the Blue Line: a double-decker free bus connecting several discoes to the main water front area.

Rimini’s Town Hall, circa 1400.

Tiberius Bridge, the beginning of the Emily Way

Augustus Arch

The Malatestan Temple

Fountain of the four horses on the beach front

The monumental Grand Hotel of Rimini

Entrance to Rimini’s beach

Kids playing soccer on the sandy beach

Intense bocce ball playing on the beach.

Built in 27 B.C. in honour of Caesar Octavian Augustus, it is the oldest surviving Roman arch and it is located at the junction between the Flaminian Way and the Emilian Way. It was constructed using Istrian stone.
The arch functioned as a gateway into the city and was joined on both sides to the city walls. According to traditional beliefs, it is said that at the very top of the Arch there was once a chariot driven by Augustus. During the Medieval period the arch, then known as the Aurean Gate, it was partially dismantled and the top part removed.
The present battlement was constructed in the 10th century. The Augustus Arch was recently restored and has been returned to its original splendor.

The Malatesta Temple

The Malatesta Temple is a great example of Reinessance architecture. Leon Battista Alberti designed the exterior. Inside, visitors may admire Giotto’s Crucifix, frescoes by Piero della Francesca, reliefs by Agostino di Duccio. During the bombings that take place in 1943 the Temple suffered serious damage; restoration was done in 1950.

Tiberius Bridge

Started by emperor Augustus, it was completed by its successor, Tiberius, in year 21.
It is entirely built in Istrian stone, in five arches, and it’s witness to the great engineering skills of the Romans. The bridge also marks the beginning of the Emily Way and it is at the end of the main historical street of Rimini, Corso d’Augusto.

Roman Amphitheatre

It can be reached from the Augustus Arch by following Via Bastioni Orientali, until the intersection with Via Roma. A guided trail through the green area beside the amphitheatre is currently being developed. At the moment, access may only be gained on request by contacting the City Museum, which organizes tours; work is also being done to open it to the public for open-air performances. This structure is the third of the great Roman monuments of Rimini. It was built in the second century and had an elliptical shape.It could probably hold an audience of over ten thousand people. Rimini’s is the only standing amphitheatre in Emilia-Romagna.

Cineteca (film library)

The film library conserves a collection of movies about, set in or by people from Rimini. There are also film material on the same theme, playbills and memorabilia, along with original drawings by Federico Fellini, books and magazines from all over the world. Consultation is permitted before subscription by means of a free membership card.
Address: Via Gambalunga, n. 27 – Palazzo Gambalunga
Phone: 0541-56-827 or 0541-26-399
Opening hours: weekdays 8:15am-1:15pm and 2:00pm-7:00pm
Opening hours: weekends 8:15am-1:00pm
Closed Sunday
Great Italian movies, representative of Italian culture and history are shown every Friday night, entrance is free.

 

Rimini
*****
Il Grand Hotel - Parco Fellini. Tel. 054156000. Fax 054156866

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Admiral Palace – Clarion - Viale Pascoli, 145. Tel. 0541392239. Fax 0541389562
Ambasciatori – Viale Vespucci, 22. Tel. 054155561. Fax 054123790
Bellevue – Piazzale Kennedy, 12. Tel. 0541390490. Fax 0541391690
Club House – Viale Vespucci, 52. Tel. 0541391460. Fax 0541391442
Continental & Dei Congressi – Viale Vespucci, 40. Tel. 0541391300. Fax 0541391350
De Londres – Viale Vespucci, 24. Tel. 054150114. Num. Verde 800562616
Del Parco/Grand Hotel dip. - Piazzale Fellini. Tel. 054156863. Fax 054156866
Diplomat Palace - Viale Regina Elena, 70. Tel. 0541380011. Fax 0541380414
Duomo Garnì – Via Giordano Bruno, 28 centro storico. Tel. 054124215. Fax 054127842
Gradisca – Viale Fiume, 1. Tel. 054125200. Fax 054156299
Helios – Via Bergamo, 1 – Rivazzurra. Tel. e fax 0541373266
Holiday Inn / Imperiale – Viale Vespucci, 16. Tel. 054152255. Fax 054128806 Num. Verde 800017329
Milton – Via Colombo, 2. Tel. 054154600. Fax 054154698
Napoleon – Piazzale Cesare Battisti, 22, centro. Tel. 054127501. Fax 054150010
National – Viale Vespucci, 42. Tel. 0541390944. Fax 0541390954
Parco dei Principi – Viale Regina Elena, 98. Tel. 0541380055. Fax 0541393327
Park Hotel – Viale Regina Elena, 6. Tel. 0541391640. Fax 0541390634
Polo – Viale Vespucci, 23. Tel. 054151180. Fax 054151202
President – Viale Tripoli, 276. Tel. 0541391000. Fax 0541391680
Rosa Bianca Garnì – Viale Tripoli, 195. Tel. e fax 0541390666
Savoia Excelsior Suite – Via Lungomare Murri, 13. Tel. 0541393322. Fax 0541386462
Vienna Ostenda – Viale Regina Elena, 11. Tel. 0541391744. Fax 0541391032
Villa Rosa Riviera – Viale Vespucci, 71. Tel. 054122506. Fax 054127940
Waldorf - Viale Vespucci, 28. Tel. 054154725. Fax 054153153
 

Rimini
Campeggi
Belvedere – Via Verenin, 9. Tel. 0541720960
Classe – Via Fringuello, 10. Tel. 0541772768
Italia – Viale Toscanelli, 112. Tel. 0541732882. Fax 0541732322
Maximum Internazionale – Viale Principe di Piemonte, 38 – Miramare. Tel. 0541372602 / 0541370271
Torre Pedrera – Via Tolemaide, 1 – Torre Pedrera. Tel. 0541720437
Aree di sosta per camper
Area di sosta camper – Via Roma, di fianco al cinema Settebello. Per informazioni: tel. 054151861
Ostelli
Funny Stay (hotel per studenti) – Via Lagomaggio, 113. Tel. 0541380206
Funny Stay (hotel per studenti) – Via Lagomaggio, 127. Tel. 0541389404
Funny Stay (hotel per studenti) – Via G. B. Costa, 3. Tel. 0541381019
Miramare (ostello per la Gioventù) – Via Flaminia, 300 – Miramare. Tel. 0541373216

Riccione (Rimini)
Campeggi
Alberello – Viale Torino, 80. Tel. 0541615402 / 0541615248
Adria – Viale Torino, 40. Tel. 0541601003 / 0541602256
Fontanelle – Viale Torino, 56. Tel. 0541615386 / 0541615449
Riccione – Via Marsala, 10. Tel. 0541690160. Fax 0541690044